and here's the last of the american sports league teams that have a bird logo

it's a national soccer league team, and mls tries to copy the kind of more subdued logos and branding of european football clubs (they're football clubs, not sports teams there). that's how you get this very class gent

and here's the last of the american sports league teams that have a bird logo

it's a national soccer league team, and mls tries to copy the kind of more subdued logos and branding of european football clubs (they're football clubs, not sports teams there). that's how you get this very class gent

The Olympic Games are not about anger and intimidation, but about celebrating our achievements in a spirit of friendly competition. As such, Olympic mascots are less likely to be angry teeth-grinding monstrosities.

As exhibit A, I give you the 1998 Nagano Olympics mascots, the Snowlets.

They are monstrosities of an entirely different sort.

Spoiler :

And as a palate cleanser, get an eyeful of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics mascot:

There are 5 (6?) AFL teams (out of 18 mind you) with a bird as their mascot. And only two of them are angry angry eagles! They are as follows:

Adelaide Crows:The logo is not particularly interesting, A stylized crows head looking to the side with the teams name beneath it. However!
The mascot? Much better. A big boy. Lots of muscle to go around, kinda wanna touch their pecs lovingly on the beach at midnight. Lack of a neck fits the FOOBAW! aesthetics very well and all around works. Definitely cannot fly though.
6/10, could be better.

Sydney Swans:The logo is very basic but very appealing. Not particularly aggressive but could be plastered on just about anything you wish given the simple pattern and still remain identifiable. A solid logo.
Mascot on the other hand is completely nonthreatening and kinda pudgy. This is a great one for the kiddies but is definitely not selling anyone on the war like aspects of the sport. I recommend this swan get fucking ripped.
7/10 overall.

The West Coast Eagles:The Logo is eye tearingly generic. Angry eagle looks to side, team name below. Where have I seen this before. Oh right! Every sportsball team with an eagle mascot. Gets a singular bonus point for being very good for this genre of logo. Good colours, good stylization.
Similarly to the logo, the mascot is a fairly generic rendition of an eagle for a sportsball mascot. You got a big buff man with an eagles head in the teams colours. Standard stuff. Gets bonus points for getting my blood pumping.
4/10, needs something to stand out more.

Hawthorn Hawks:The Logo is extremely basic. Gets the job done but I'm not going to remember it. Not much to say here. Do not fear however, for Hawthorn holds a secret most dark.
The mascot.
Oh boy.
What have you done.
Here we have;
a) A completely different animal to the logo.
b) It looks like a balding man.
c) Literally just a man in a mask. Literally.
d) It looks so disappointed! Perpetually!
And for this, it gets a perfect score of 5/5. This is football incarnate, you cannot top this ladies and gentlemen. Gaze upon this specimen and despair for you too will succumb to its glare.
Christ.

Collingwood Magpies:The logo is very traditional, like a coat of arms really. An oddity in this regard, especially given the clubs reputation and history. Points off for the colonial aesthetics, points back on for being distinct and unique.
Collingwoods mascot as you can see here, is a fuckwit! Of course I kid, but this is more of a mascot to the team than the actual mascot is. Loud and around. The majority of football club CEOs are just as terrible as this man here is but they are not nearly as public about how much of a bad person they are, landing eddie here with the title of honorary mascot.
This isn't much better. As I posted above, collingwoods mascot, is fucking horrifying. You may say "it instills fear in the other team" but nay I say it instills loathing and hatred. Just close its beak. How hard would it be! Fuck!
4/10 close that fucking gob, looking at both the mascots here.

BONUS ROUND! PSUEDO BIRD!THE ESSENDON BOMBERSThe logo is very pleasing. Simple yet detailed, stylized yet it still looks like an honest to god badge one might find on a car. Given this fact? It makes a great badge. Very solid logo, versatile.

"Now wait a minute" you say "that's a plane on their logo, how could this possibly translate into a mascot at all?"
Glad you asked.
It doesn't. Not well anyway. So what better method than to have a totally unrelated animal be your mascot, but wearing aviators goggles. Yes, its a...
Welllll
It's something alright. Sure looks like it has a beak. And it does have wings. Might be a bird? But then again when translated into 2d it resembles some sort of mosquito. Very confusing, need to get your act together essendon, anthro planes are the future! Break new ground!
Regardless, it can suck my blood any day.
7/10, needs a better direction on the mascot.